Yuga Aoyama, also known as the Shining Hero: Can't Stop Twinkling, is a recurring character in My Hero Academia.
He is voiced by Kosuke Kuwano in Japanese and Joel McDonald in English.
What Makes Him Love Exalted[]
- While he acted arrogantly towards others at first, it was mostly a façade to hide his lack of self-confidence.
- Although he worked for All For One to spy on Class 1-A, he felt heavy remorse in doing so and had little choice in the matter due to All For One threatening to kill him and his parents. Even then, he was willing to save the lives of his classmates despite knowing the risks.
- Despite informing the League of Villains about the location of the Quirk Training Camp, he attacked Mr. Compress after he captured Fumikage and Katsuki using Compress, allowing the former to be successfully rescued.
- After All For One was arrested, he used his moment of freedom to form real friendships with his classmates.
- Inspired by Tenya's advice during the Provisional Hero License Exam, Yuga fired a laser into the sky to distract his opponents so Tenya could pass the exam, taking the risk of sacrificing his license since he wanted to be equal to everyone else. This resulted in the rest of Class 1-A regrouping after his laser served as a beacon, allowing them to gain a significant advantage.
- Although he still thought lowly of himself despite this, he was encouraged by Tenya thanking him, motivating him to pass the exam alongside Tenya.
- He empathized with Izuku due to being born Quirkless like him, leaving a message on the floor that he knew his secret. Later, he talked to Izuku about how he found it hard to control his Quirk like him so he wasn't alone and that they could face their hardships together, resulting in the two becoming good friends.
- During Heroes: Rising, he offered aid to the citizens of Nabu Island, through clearing a road blocked by boulders, giving food to refugees fleeing the island from Nine's attack, helping to stop Nine and his army of villains and helping to repair the damage done to the island.
- When Izuku fled U.A. after being threatened by All For One, Yuga joined his classmates in finding him due to their strong friendship towards him. He later helped to restrain Dictator after he attacked Izuku.
- Even though he felt heavy guilt for betraying his classmates and nearly causing their deaths, he was forgiven by his classmates (spurred by Izuku reminding him of his selfless actions despite in spite of his servitude towards All For One) as well as Eraser Head who was still willing to offer his protection towards him and told him that he shouldn't let his sins define him.
- After luring All For One into an ambush conducted by the heroes, he overcame his fears and made an inspirational speech before proclaiming to All For One that he would fall.
- After his Quirk Awakening activated from nearly being killed by Kunieda, he was willing to risk his own life to defeat the supervillain alongside Toru as it was his last day in U.A. so he would do whatever it took.
- After defeating Kunieda, he offered his jacket so Toru could cover her body.
- After Izuku had his arms restored by Eri, Yuga took his hand and led him to the final battle, reciprocating everything he had done for him. He later helped the other heroes in clearing a path so he could get to Tomura and defeat both him and All For One.
- He temporarily left U.A. despite everyone wanting him to stay so he could atone for working for All For One, leading to his class throwing him a heartfelt goodbye party.
- He joined his classmates in comforting Ochako about her grief towards Himiko's death.
- After graduating from U.A. and becoming a Pro Hero in adulthood, Yuga continued to have positive relationships with his former classmates, joining their funding led by Katsuki in creating a suit to allow Izuku to become a Pro Hero again after losing One For All, and reuniting with all of them to assist with an emergency.